Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
Alma. Mich, Friday. June, "a 1887.

Go to G. b. Porter, jeweler, for ev
erything in that line.
Mrs. Hawkins, Of Saginaw, spent
Sunday with Mrs. G.. G. Smith.
r. s. Esterbrook, of Toledo. agent
Tor the Commercial Express, was in
town Tuesday.
Remember this is the last chance 70
buy Hats aud Bonnets at one-quarter
off at Mrs. S. Messenger.
Choice confectionery and cigars
always IN stock at Geo +. Sprang's
Book and Stationery Store.
Oliver Way, of Portland. shipped a
carload Of cattle and hogs from this
place, Thursday. Price paid for hogs
was Il to A. cents per pound,
Whenyou want a drink of soda water,
go to Miller & Co.'S. Central Drug
store aud take a glass Of Sherbet,
always fresh, always on ice.
Clinton Nelson delivered to p ollaskv
y Co., Thursday, the largest clip of
wool yet received in the market this
season, consisting of $50 necces
Weight, 2,3i0 lbs.
Harrison Rogers, of Alma, now at
st. Andrews Bay is reported as being
Ill, exposure to the midday sun pro-
ducing symptoms Of cholera. from
which he is now suffering
Ladies Of the Congregational church
will serve ice cream. and have a dime
supper this Friday evening. in c. NJ.
SCOTS rooms. Come one. Come all
Wright's Opera House Band will
furnish music.
A band ofhighwaymen were working
on the road west Of the Normal school
Monday, and every one they knew was
stopped and compelled to contribute 10 /
the retreshment fund The editor Of
the RECORD drove by. and was stopped
and compelled Hooper up" to the
tune OF a quarter. Next time wen
take the hose company with us as a
body guard and thus avoid al danger.
The map Of Alma which In, been
hung in the postoiice seems to carry
with 1t a lesson, which it would be well
for this city to emulate Only a very few
years ago this village was laid ont. and
owing to lts close proximity to ST.
Louis was considered as handicapped
rom the start, but live men interested
themselves in its future and today il
ays c'Tmto be the'banner town of the
tate AMI its claim seems TO be Well
ounded. 1t has been skillfully adyer-
lsed, by every legitimate means.
thousands upon thousands Of books
laYe been circulated, in all of the towns
n this state. and through Ohio, New
ork and other states, until the town
# Alma is as well known as Saginaw.
strong inducements are held out to any
orm OF manufacturing industry, and a y,
neral bonus is given 10 anything that 4,
VII locate with them, and il is bitter
Ill for Sagiuawans to swallow. that if
) mainly through their own fault. that y,
he money invested in Alma went there ,
1stead Of remaining here. - Saginaw 4,
ironing Jouraol. =
The RECORD Office was recently re- y
ucsted to give figures on iohof
amphletS TOR certain institution !
ere, the specifications for the samo J
elng as follows; To contain pages J
nth cover, and to he printed on s0-lb J
o' l tinted book paper. and lO-lb. \
over paper: the pamphlet was TO be y
Itched and the cover pasted on. We
cured on the job according to the
)ecilcatlOns sent us and sent our bid
the gentleman in Saginaw having v
re letting Of the job, and who had n
-eyiously assured us that even if our \
"a was few dollars more than out Il
&c bids we should have the Job. In II
few days we received a letter from N
IN saying that he was very sorry. fC
1t Saginaw parties had underbid us II
tie, and he had given them the N
b. Wei, We didn't shed many tears
'cr it, as we had lots Of work on hand NJ
which we were making a small profit
lille on the other job we should have NJ
st money had We secured it. We
ere anxious to sec one Of the pamph- F
Is, and this week our curiosity was NJ
atifed, as some Of them were sent to C.
'of. Welstead for distribution. and 6
gave us one. Well, one glance at il y
enough to make the Gods weep. r
he cover is made of paper very similar G.
texture to grocers's tea paper. while r
e inside pages, instead of being III
inted on S0-lb. No. tunted book d.
per, is printed on GO-lb. No. . or 3. NJ
id instead of being stitched it is vi
sted thing much easier to do and !,
luiring a great deal less time. In NJ
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